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A children's magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints March 2017 Keep Your Wings Shiny! See page 19 FRIENDS by Mail How I Read the Friend Never Too Old like to read the Friend under my trampoline with my ven though I am 12 years old, I cat and stuffed bear! EI still enjoy reading the Friend Allie M., age 10, Washington, USA along with the New Era. Sometimes I find stories I like to share with my younger brothers. Peter S., age 12, Texas, USA Who Will Baptize Me? like the story “Who Will Baptize I Me?” ( June 2016) because it reminds me of how I’m getting baptized soon! Lindley O., age 7, North Carolina, USA Family Talent Show hank you for the idea of having a family talent Tshow for family home evening (May 2016)! It was fun to see the many talents we Dear Friends, have in our family. Alida and Canon S., Have you ever made a bad choice that ages 7 and 3, Utah, you wished you hadn’t made? Well, USA good news! Heavenly Father knew that all of us would make wrong choices during our time on earth. He has a plan to help us when we mess up and do the wrong things. Read about it on pages 18–19. How do you like He loves you, and so our new paper? do we! Write and tell us! Turn to page 39 The Friend to see how. TALBOT JOSH BY ILLUSTRATION A children’s magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ◆ Primary Connection Find stories and activities to go with this month’s sharing time theme and lessons. Find more at lessonhelps.lds.org. Stories and Features Music 2 From the First Presidency: What Is the Truth? / 21 We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Things to Make and Do 4 The Treasure Box 10 Funstuff: Conference Counting 6 Family Night Fun 17 Funstuff: Find It! 8 Sliding from the Truth 24 Love-Your-Neighbor Adventure 11 Bright Idea 28 Love-Your-Neighbor Game Cards 12 Answers from an Apostle: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland 29 Church History Figures: The Church Is 14 Friends with Heart: Painting Love Organized 16 Reading for Wheelchairs 18 A Great Feeling Friend Junior 19 Keep Your Wings Shiny! IBC For Parents of Little Ones 20 Friend to Friend: Seeing God’s Prophet / FJ1 Hi, Friends! Elder Kim B. Clark FJ2 It’s Raining! 22 Worth the Wait FJ3 Water Helps Us 26 Show and Tell FJ4 Stories of Jesus: Jesus Was Baptized 30 Matt and Mandy FJ7 Coloring Page 39 Stop and Flip FJ8 Toys in the Tub For Older Kids 31 For Older Kids 32 Junior Relief Society 34 What Are Your Spiritual Gifts? 35 Snacks & Crafts Hidden CTR Rings 36 I Want to Play the Flute Level 1: All wet 38 My Dad the Bishop Level 2: Rolling books Front cover by Josh Talbot Level 3: Which woodwind? Back cover by Kathryn Mitter Volume 47 Number 3 Managing Editor: Jan Pinborough © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. stamped envelope. Children’s submissions will not be All rights reserved. The Friend (ISSN 0009-4102) is returned. 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Lewis Unsolicited material is welcome, but no responsibility Business Manager: Garff Cannon Canada Post Information: Publication Agreement Distribution Director: Troy K. Vellinga is assumed. For return, include self-addressed, #40017431. FROM THE FIRST PRESIDENCY What Is the Truth? By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Second Counselor in the First Presidency n a poem written more than a hundred years ago, six But there is someone who sees all things clearly. Iblind travelers take hold of a different part of an ele- There is a source of truth that is complete and phant and describe what they discover. One finds the correct. That source is our wise and all-knowing elephant’s leg and describes it as being round and rough Heavenly Father. like a tree. Another feels the tusk and describes the What is the truth that Heavenly Father offers us? It elephant as a spear. A third grabs the tail and insists is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is “the way, that an elephant is like a rope. A fourth discovers the truth, and the life” ( John 14:6). If we will have to argue that the trunk and insists the elephant is like a large something is enough courage and faith to walk in His path, it snake. Each one tells part of the truth about what right will lead to peace of heart and mind, to happiness the elephant is. in this world, and to joy in the world to come. Sometimes we are like these travelers. We know some- Eventually all of our questions will be answered. ◆ thing, but not everything. Our world is full of confusion. Adapted from “What Is Truth?” speeches.byu.edu. TEARE BRAD BY ILLUSTRATION RIGHT: SIMINI BLOCKER; BY ILLUSTRATION LEFT: 2 Friend TOOLS FOR TRUTH Here are some tools Heavenly Father has given us to help us find truth. Can H P E K F U B Q B W F B E Q Y you find them in the word search? L O R A J C P H E K Y Q V E M Apostles learning I W L A C X G N I N R A E L Y good books listeningH P E K F US B P Q T B YW YF SB KE QT YU F H E P U U Holy Ghost parentsL O R A J CT P T H J E NK GY EQ GV EO MO D B O O K S I W L A C X G N I N R A E L Y leaders prayer E A E L N H R O J G B N D S S S P T Y Y S K T U F H E P U U N M A H B S O A I W L Z E R T prophetsT T J N G E G O O D B O O K S scripturesE A E L N HI R MO T J DG PB BN DP SS SX R Y R E E U studyN M A H B SN O F A D I DW DL OZ BE RQ TT Z U D C H D teachersI M T D P BG P A S HX JR SY AR RE ED UN T A G Y C Y N F D D D OV BWQ AT TZ GU JD NC HP DP E Z R L A V G A H J S A R D N T A G Y C Y A E L K U R Q I L X R D A E O V W A T G J N P P E Z R L A V P E W P P A R E N T S S S T F A E L K U R Q I L X R D A E O P E W P P AS R X E EN MT MS CS MS TN FJ G G K N U W S X E M M CD M Y N Y J KG SG SK NU UA WL V Y F D J X D Y Y K S S U A L V Y F D J X A TRUE/FALSE FINISH Circle the ending of the sentence that makes the sentence true, then cross out the false ending.